<p><strong><span style="line-height: 1.6;">1. Uniforms</span></strong></p>

<p>Try on all last years uniforms/school gear and ditch or donate and replace &ndash; and don&rsquo;t forget shoes and&nbsp;football boots!</p>

<p><strong>2. School Books</strong></p>

<p>If you haven&rsquo;t done it yet there is still time;&nbsp;most local bookshops will have your schools booklists or if you are more of an online baby try <a href="http://www.easonschoolbooks.com/" target="_blank">Easons</a>&nbsp;who&nbsp;still have 10% off&nbsp;or <a href="http://schoolbooks.ie" target="_blank">School Books.ie</a>&nbsp;who&nbsp;have 12.5% off or free covering. Check delivery times and don&#39;t leave it too late.</p>

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<p><strong>3. Sleep</strong></p>

<p>Yes, the one thing that makes everyones lives easier;&nbsp;to avoid having&nbsp;the kids back in school bleary eyed start moving bedtime and waking times back to normal now and the first few days wont go by in a haze of tiredness and tantrums.</p>

<p><strong>4. Lunches</strong></p>

<p>Have a chat with the kids about what they would like in their lunches. Sandwiches are always a great failsafe, easy and convenient, &nbsp;but&nbsp;consider carrot sticks, cucumber, slices of pepper, cheese, a handful of nuts as snacks. When it gets cold and wintry, probably in September,&nbsp;try&nbsp;something warm in a food flask such as soup or pasta.&nbsp;HomeStore and More have reasonably priced flasks that they&nbsp;will deliver to your door!</p>

<p><strong>5. Calendar</strong></p>

<p>Get the schools calendar, sit down with a coffee and put all of the dates into your phone and work calendar. You will be glad you did&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">when there is a&nbsp;random half day off school in October.</span></p>

<p><strong>6. After School Activities</strong></p>

<p>Talk to your kids about what they want to do&nbsp;but be tough.&nbsp;Are you wasting your money and their time on gymnastics, piano lessons, ballet or martial arts? &nbsp;What skill or activity would your child love to develop or would you want them to have?&nbsp;What is available in your area? What can you fit into your schedule? What can you afford?</p>

<p><strong>7. Homework</strong></p>

<p>Think about what worked and didn&rsquo;t work last year and create a plan with the kids for after school.&nbsp;Having a routine that everyone is familiar with will save the inevitable argument on the first day.</p>

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<p><strong>8. Emotions</strong></p>

<p>Kids going back to school will be a bagful of emotions &ndash; some excited, some nervous, some anxious and scared.&nbsp;Acknowledge how they feel and let them know&nbsp;that there are others who are just like them. &nbsp;It can be quite overwhelming to start school again and can take some kids time to readjust;&nbsp;give them time to get used to their new routine and teacher and try not react to some slight behavioral issues during the first couple of weeks.</p>

<p><strong>9. Positive Thinking</strong></p>

<p>Try to get into the habit of getting your kids to tell you three&nbsp;good things that happened to&nbsp;them that day.&nbsp;Try to avoid&nbsp;what did you do that day&nbsp;but rather get them to discuss what was good about their day. It&nbsp;is very affirming but can also give you great insights when things might be going wrong.</p>

<p><strong>10. Last minute fun</strong></p>

<p>If you can, try to take some time out just to go for a walk, a cycle or for an icecream with your kids this weekend. Relish the last days of the summer &ndash; take some pictures, tell your child how special they are, cherish the moment and start planning next summers fun.</p>

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